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17 January 2017

Please excuse that terrible title. Or don't - you should be used to them by now, anyway.

Simon is going to tell me to take this down but I had to throw up a little post (complete with Christmas Cardesque photos) to commemorate the exciting fact that he passed his oral boards last week!!!

We just found out today but he flew out to Dallas last week, sat in front of some people (I'm going to assume doctors but what do I know? nothing) who asked him questions about OB/GYN for three (!!!!!!!!!!) straight hours and Simon prevailed. I never doubted that he'd pass on his first try but he reminded me nightly as he went upstairs to hole himself away to study for hours on end that, "three out of twenty DO people fail!!" -- noted. I still had total faith.

He passed his written boards a few days after we moved here and I neglected to get it up on the blog because of brand new baby Bosco and unpacked house of horrors but that was no small feat either.

I tried helping Simon study once by asking him questions like the panel might and could only pronounce a good 54% (that's generous) of the words - I don't know how you medical folks do it. But you do! And I'm forever grateful.

So, a big fat congratulations, Simon! We're so proud of you! And I know we make you proud too ;)

Let's celebrate by eating the run-of-the-mill dinner I had planned. I'll even do the dishes!

Ha, I'm another that immediately thought of Grey's Anatomy, because its oral boards episode is the only reason I even knew those existed. Congratulations to you all! And I always loves the Julia Styles posts, but I cannot WAIT until Phoebe really starts talking well.

Awesome! First time poster, long time reader. I took my oral boards in December (I'm Ob/gyn, too). So happy to put that behind me - it was hard enough with two kids, let alone 5! I know how much work it is for EVERYONE involved.

Congrats Simon! (More "Simon Says" pleeeeeasse?) BTW this is my favorite Patton photo with you looking at Pheobe with "don't you dare" eyes. If I could type emojis it may be the ones with smoke out of the nostrils along with a sturdy side eye~Teri Owww.shhmommysdrinking.com

Uh...your face in that last picture? Making the rest of us feel better about our "Get over here and sit down and LOOK HAPPY..." mom glares since 2017. I'm so glad I'm not the only one with that look! (Although Phoebe, like my precious angels, seems to give no cares.) Congrats to Simon! And thanks for being my HERO!